Artists and inventors are able to make a living (I.E. eating...) and provide professional opportunities for many other people, too. They are able to encourage our inventive spirit by providing us with ideas and examples so we may think the world in which we find ourselves and of ways to make it better.Copying whitout any kind of sharing and mutual respect is not the highest form of flattery. Many people download music, movies, etc... from Internet sites that do not have the artists' agreement. This is much more than illegal… it's unethical.